TOKYO (Reuters) - Five ruling party candidates vying to become Japan's next prime minister differed on Wednesday over how to boost a faltering economy, but they united in an unusually harsh attack on the opposition as they eyed a likely election.
Former foreign minister Taro Aso is the odds-on favourite to win the race to become prime minister and call a snap election to seek a mandate to resolve a deadlock in parliament, where opposition parties control the upper house and can stall laws.
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